The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-24

laughing and looking away over the edge OF the
boat. The young man was prompt in claiming
his prize He stepped ND to his antagonist. put
his arms around her neck. and as she laughlngly
turned her lips away. kissed her repeatedly on
her cheek with loud. resounding smacks- The
crowd enjoyed it hugely. and the girl presently
attempted mildly to Withdraw. but be tghtened
his grip and continued his oscuatory recreation
with great zest. The girl yieldsd readily enough,
and for more than a minute the performances was
kept up. to the amusement of all hehoders, to
the shocking of ones eensibities, and when
she at last broke away. the young man turned
to the girl who had held her paraso, seized her
roughly, and began repetition of the operation.
She vigorously indignant, however, ana
struggled successfully to get away, and then the
young man, sated with conquest, made his way
to the bar for needed relief.
EN- and saw some dstractingly pretty vel
vet-fgured blue Grape a counter, and | said
how lovely it would look mixed with plain blue'
and directly EN- ordered four five yards
Along came one OF the firm. and he remarked
how sultry it was; and then, seeing Ems pur-
chase, he said: 3here, told Mr. Emmons he
would find that he hadn't enough in twenty
yards for a costume Mr.. Emmons is Ems
venerable Pa, and En- turned over her chewing
gum and made eyes at me.
PA never does get enough material when ne
brings ma and me dresses to surprise us" SAID
she decidedly
''You had enough of the striped MORE, at all
events" went on the merchant.
EN- brought the Louis Quinze heel of her Ok
ford tie across my instep with such force that
had four ladders to darn my new silk stock
inge before slept that night. She had few
words with Pa that night She never let out
the source of her information. and she made
him think she knew-well. In fact. everything
Pa is not Ems own father. Her own was killed
the war, and her married southern
doctor. just as Mary Anderson's mother did,
So now you that EN- is having lovely
summer. The old gentleman took US both to
At.
wers invited by an old lady into her private par
lor TO take part in naturalization seance. The
room was made dark by heavy Turkish curtains
tackled all over the windows and doors. The
place was sitting in consequence. big
round table in the center of tho room was
thickly circled by bell overs We all took hold
of hands In the dark let go my two partners
and sat back IN my chair They groped for my
hands got hold of each Others and fell of the
circle Luckily for me. had my foulard silk
on, and my overskrt was of silk. didn't hap
pen to have noisy article on my back like a
starched petticoat, or beaded skirt
whipped back my light bamboo chair, and held
all my dress high above. Thus pressed against
the wall, | had fine opportunity to
learn how they get information and amusement
from the great beyond. There were two mediums.
There was sort of either on chair in the cor
ner, and several tambourines and accordions,
and bells on the table. Amid the row that began,
/ remembered the either, ana slid up the wall
beside it. Standing there in that pitchy da rk-
ness. suddenly string twanged. and l made a
clutch for the air in front OF the chair.
clasped a perspiring arm, bare from fingers to
shoulder held on and shrieked. EN- few TO
the door and let in little light, just l got
slip away. Some one lighted the gas. and Ems
pa. who is firm believer, dreadfully angry
with me. insisted that the medium next him
had struck me. and that ne bare armed.
But we were overrued by the faithful the
man had cuffs sewe0 in his alpaca coat. he wore
q false bosom and collar. and he had slipped like
a snake into his skin when he flew to mis- seat.
AT all events, We determined that Ems pa
should have enough of the spirits. We stole into
his room and hung trunk key by piece OF
black silk over the head of his bed. We carried
the spool over the transom into our room We
took kid glove filed it with sand. sewed it at
the bottom and fastened it to lovely weather
strip that we pried off the side of the window.
Then dipped sands tuffed glove in the
ter pitcher till it was clamy and horrible to the
touch. Pa had protracted seance with poker
party, but at o'clock we heard him hiccouehing
he dropped his boots outside in the hallway.
We put table against the connecting door and
waited. Only a minute, and suore that seemed
to lift the shingles rent the air. We our
weather-strlp through aud passed that uncanny
hand over the old mans brow in the dark. At
the same time ierked the thread, and the
trunk key ratified hollowly against the head
the ceiling from room to his. / gently tapped
the burner with button hook in my room, and
it sounded distinctly his bed. En- rolled
up newspaper into a long horn. and, in down
cellar voice, through it let a dismal groan.
"Great heaven !" we heard pa say.
EN- grabbed the stick, and made out his
bald head sitting up in bed, we just laid that
clammy hand on it in frightfu way. Next
minute We heard pa in the hallway, and En- said
through the trumpet: you cannot escape from
the perturbed spirit of David which haunts this
place" David was Ems mothers first husband
"Go to the wronged woman; confess. and sin no
more" added Em. through the columns of the
daily paper.
~ want to your mother. Emma, and will
go to the city to-day" said the old man, at
breakfast "You girls behave yourselves, may
not get down again, but you finish the week
here"
So En- and I are at Saratoga and having
good time that couldn't be photographed
CLARA BELLE